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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1938
Page
5
In 1937 about 40,000 people died on U S highways and over 110,000 were permanently crippled, with auto accident losses around 830 million dollars. A group of leading stock casualty insurers unveiled the Safe Driver Reward Plan, offering 15 percent of the annual premium as cash if a driver maintains a perfect record during the policy year.
Southeast Missourians including Fred Naeter and Dr. W L Brandon were named to the Missouri Association for traffic safety. Col. Claude C. Earp announced the committee will meet in Jefferson City on June 10 to plan a statewide highway safety drive.
Six women escaped serious injury Saturday afternoon when a 1929 Chevrolet sedan overturned after a blowout. They were treated for bruises and pavement burns. the car belonged to Mrs. M. M. Buckles of Kennett. Two Buckles nieces named Dodson were also treated. The crash occurred south of the Morley spur on Highway 61. Dr. A. P. Haw of Benton aided the injured before Buckles returned to Kennett with the group.
Roy F. Britton of St. Louis, president of the Automobile Club of Missouri, resigns from the Citizens' Road Association citing opposition to the 2 to 3 cent gasoline tax hike and condemning highway department pay assessments as an abuse of authority. R. S. Brownlee accuses Britton of misleading the public on the road program.
Postmaster General Farley authorizes a new three cent stamp marking the 150th anniversary of civil government in the Northwest Territory under the Ordinance of 1787. Patronize Herald advertisers.
A passerby recounts a deadly U S 41 crash near Chicago involving three in a car, a young mother in the back seat, her husband who attempted suicide, and a young girl with yellow curls. The incident echoes wartime losses with vulnerable victims among auto fatalities.
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